The 1997 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 4–9 at the Guelph Memorial Gardens in Guelph, Ontario. The winning rink of Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud and Neil Harrison from the Churchill Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1997 Labatt Brier in Calgary, Alberta. It was Werenich's 10th and final provincial title of his career, which included World Championships in 1983 and 1990.
Standings Final standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tie-Breakers SkipClubWinsLosses Wayne Middaugh St. George 8 1 Ed Werenich Churchill 7 2 Russ Howard MacTier 5 4 Peter Steski City View 5 4 Peter Corner Brant 4 5 Mike Harris Tam Heather 4 5 Rich Moffatt Rideau 4 5 John Base Oakville 3 6 Kevin Breivik London 3 6 Bill Walsh Rideau 2 7
Scores February 4 Draw 1 Steski 9-7 Harris Base 9-8 Walsh Howard 9-4 Moffatt Middaugh 9-7 Corner Werenich 6-5 Breivik
Draw 2 Werenich 8-6 Base Moffatt 8-2 Harris Corner 7-5 Steski Breivik 6-4 Walsh Middaugh 5-2 Howard
February 5 Draw 3 Walsh 8-4 Howard Breivik 7-4 Corner Middaugh 7-1 Harris Werenich 5-2 Moffatt Steski 7-6 Base
Draw 4 Corner 5-4 Harris Base 8-6 Howard Werenich 8-5 Walsh Middaugh 5-2 Steski Breivik 6-4 Moffatt
February 6 Draw 5 Steski 8-4 Moffatt Werenich 11-10 Middaugh Base 6-5 Breivik Harris 8-7 Walsh Howard 7-5 Corner
Draw 6 Middaugh 11-5 Breivik Howard 8-7 Steski Walsh 9-0 Corner Moffatt 8-2 Base Harris 7-4 Werenich
February 7 Draw 7 Corner 6-4 Base Harris 8-2 Breivik Middaugh 6-5 Moffatt Werenich 6-5 Howard Steski 9-6 Walsh
Draw 8 Moffatt 7-5 Walsh Corner 8-3 Werenich Howard 6-5 Harris Steski 7-4 Breivik Middaugh 9-7 Base
Draw 9 Howard 10-1 Breivik Middaugh 8-5 Walsh Werenich 9-4 Steski Harris 8-2 Base Moffatt 6-3 Corner
Tie Breaker
Playoffs
References
External links Coverage on CurlingZone